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In many ways, Michael Ball is a traditional Catawba Valley potter. He digs his own clay. He follows the traditional firing methods. He uses a traditional glaze. Putting a gas mask on a face jug, however, is anything but traditional. â€œIâ€™m not going to put myself in a box,â€ Ball…

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Members of the Extension Community Association and Lincoln County Senior Citizens Council have planned three $20 warm-weather bus trips, which are open to the public. â€œItâ€™s not just a fun thing,â€ said Melinda Houser, an agent with the North Carolina Cooperative Extension. â€œTheyâ€™ll have a good time and enjoy it,…

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Carolyn Hefner has a simple reason for opening The Curiosity Shop in Lincolnton: â€œI got bored,â€ she said. Hefner, now 56, started working when she was 15. Following surgery on her hands and arms two years ago, however, she was no longer able to upholster furniture and found herself unemployed…

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The sound of Brazilian guitar is coming to downtown Lincolnton Thursday. â€œItâ€™s so amazing how different countries have a different take on guitar music,â€ said Rosemary Hubbarb, co-publicity chairwoman for the Lincoln County Concert Association. Classical guitarist David Burgess will perform at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Lincoln Cultural Center.…

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A truck driver was emergency airlifted after a large tree trunk he was unloading at an east Lincoln County timber yard reportedly fell on him, according to emergency officials. The unidentified man was transported to Carolinas Medical Center-Charlotte. His condition remains unknown, emergency officials said. The accident occurred around 1:30…

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Most Americans have heard about the 2008 Internal Revenue Service economic stimulus tax rebate checks, but some senior citizens arenâ€™t sure how to go about receiving them. â€œThey know something about it, but they donâ€™t know what to do,â€ said Karen Leonhardt, director of Lincoln County Senior Services. Many of…

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Contact intensive surveillance officers Ted Overcash at (704) 732-2229 or David Carpenter at (704) 732-4784 or the Crime Stoppers hotline at (704) 736-8909 if you have information on the following criminal suspects. n Keymandy Williamson Wanted by the North Carolina Department of Corrections for possession with the intent to sell…

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NARFE The Lincoln County Chapter of the National Association of Retired Federal Employees will meet 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Ryanâ€™s Steakhouse. Guest speaker will be Leroy Buff. CAREGIVER CLASSES Powerful Tools for Caregivers classes will be held 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. beginning Thursday at the Lincoln County Senior Center,…

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There are plenty of items for sale at the My Treasure eBay drop off store, located at 118 N. Court Square in Lincolnton. You just canâ€™t buy them there. Open for almost two years, the shop functions as a drop-off center for things to be sold on eBay, the popular…